Andrew Bacevich highlights some of the world-shaping developments that Washington policy elites overlooked back in 1989, when the U.S. was intoxicated by a belief in its own omnipotence.
Misreading Victory: US After the Cold War
Category: Saudi Arabia
The USA’s Slavish Saudi Allegiance Against Iran
The assassination of a top Iranian general reflects a U.S. foreign policy tied to Saudi interests, says Craig Murray.
America’s Arms Sales Addiction
William Hartung reviews the 50-year history of U.S. dominance of the Middle Eastern arms trade.
Everybody Betraying Everybody in Syria
After some eight years of civil conflict, the situation in Syria is basically reverting to the pre-conflict norm, writes Graham E. Fuller.
British Government Continues to Aid Repression in Human Rights-Abusing Countries, New Data Shows
In the past year, “telecommunications interception equipment,” or software & technology for it, has been exported to authoritarian regimes such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar, report Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis.
Britain’s Secret Saudi Military Support Program
By mistake, the U.K. recently revealed the budget size of a multibillion-pound program that it manages to support the royal family’s de facto protection force, which is also active in the devastating war in Yemen, report Matt Kennard and Mark…
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Saudi Crown Prince’s Crippled Agenda
From launching a war on Yemen to having Jamal Khashoggi murdered, As’ad AbuKhalil sizes up the magnitude of MbS’s miscalculations.
Watch CN Live! Special on Saudi Arabia—Episode 12
Watch CN Live!‘s Episode 12 tonight at 8 pm EDT for a Special on Saudi Arabia that delves into US-Saudi relations, Israeli-Saudi relations and the internal politics of the Kingdom.
One Year After Khashoggi’s Brutal Murder: Business as Usual
Saudi Arabia is holding its “Davos in the Desert” investment conference at the end of this month and mendacious world leaders and businesspeople are once again embracing a country that should be a pariah state, writes Medea Benjamin.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: At UN, European Allies & Trump Clip Pompeo’s Hawk Wings
After the recent strikes on Saudi oil facilities, E-3 leaders offered a sop to the secretary of state but resisted key elements of his “maximum hostility” campaign towards Iran while Trump also distanced himself.